When Sybella arrived at the doorstep of St Mortain half mad with grief and despair the convent were only too happy to offer her refuge - but at a price. The sisters of this convent serve Death, and with Sybella naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, she could become one of their most dangerous weapons.
But her assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to the life that nearly drove her mad. Her father's rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother's love is equally monstrous. But when Sybella discovers an unexpected ally she discovers that a daughter of Death may find something other than vengeance to live for...
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This is a historical fiction book set in the 1400s in Rennes and Nantes in Brittany (now France). The religion from the story, and some characters are purely fictional, but some characters (like Anne of Brittany, duchess) once lived and breathed.
Dark Triumph is the second book in the His Fair Assassin Trilogy by Robin LaFevers. The first book is Grave Mercy and the third book is Mortal Heart.
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9943270-dark-triumph?from_search=true
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